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Tuesday, 31 January 2012

Here's the first of a new series of illustrations I'm calling Indie Crush. I'm harking back to those days when playing in an indie band was the coolest job in the world and a long sleeved tee, crumpled pack of Marlboro lights, black jeans & a pair of Doc Martens were standard issue. Ah, the early 90s were a blast, weren't they? Now who remembers Miki from Lush?

Saturday, 14 March 2009

I went to a little Q&A session in Belfast's recently renovated Ulster Hall recently featuring Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy, Tim Wheeler of Ash and Duke Special. The theme? Songcraft. I'm no songwriter, but I can see the similarities between writing a song and creating an illustration. It was an interesting way to spend an hour – lots of inspiring conversation for would-be songwriters et al. Neil Hannon arguably stole the show, coming over as the dry, arch Wildean wit one would expect. One thing he said really stuck and I may well adopt it is a mantra: "If absolutely everyone is telling you you're shit – then give up!"

Monday, 08 December 2008

It's a peculiar thing – seeing your work out there on billboards can be one of the biggest buzzes a designer or Illustrator can get. Seeing your work being re-used after a couple of years can still be a real kick, it's just strange when you're no longer involved in the brief and another designer has been tweaking the artwork. I know, I know… Divo alert! I've always been very precious about my creations – they're almost like little vector offspring (yes that probably does sound weird to most – but I'll wager not to many other illustrators out there).

But I digress… Rock the Hall is a great New Years Event that first took place at Belfast City Hall on NYE 2006. I remember that the event was even broadcast live on my beloved BBC Radio 2! I guess those marketing bods at City Hall must have liked the logo, because 2 years later, they've decided to re-introduce it for this year's event. And guess what… Supergrass are headlining! Now all I have to do is wangle a couple of free tickets!